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First listen in a long time and I noticed that during the bridge, JM is singing the maj7th on "Mu-sic - Is your spe-cial friend". Also, I don't hear a dominant 7th in the rhythm. Does the published chart show an Amaj for that chord?
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How "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was recorded - as told by keyboardist Larry Knechtel
- bass player, guitar player, piano player
- 72 takes (?)
- The song's success resulted in him being stereotyped as a "power ballad piano player"
- Eventually, he couldn't listen to his own playbacks. (performance pressure?)
As a result of this interview, I listened again to BOTW, which I hadn't heard in years. I like it until the band comes in - all those strings, reverb, and the rumbly bass drum. It sounds very over produced to me now.
Youtube, length 5:30.
- bass player, guitar player, piano player
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A good friend made a pair of Linkwitz LX521s, which are full range dipoles with cone drivers. Minimum amplifier power is 8 x 60 W, crossovers and equalization by a miniDSP. I was surprised by how good they sounded, very detailed and focused. He had them on his back porch inside the pool cage. Apparently, they were deemed unsuitable for the inside decor, but out by the pool was okay. Maybe she was onto something, though I think they look fantastic.
In her defense, she had put up with another of his projects, a pair of Linkwitz Plutos with subs. His Plutos looked like PVC plumbing with exposed drivers (pretty much what they were). They sounded great too.
To my SO, I mentioned replacing our 90 lb PSBs with a pair of LXminis. So far, no joy.
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Changing to a 12AX7 could work in a 122, but is probably not a good idea in a 147 without a circuit modification. The higher gain of the 12AX7 will severely unbalance the push-pull drive. (Maybe that will sound goodShould we tell him the 12AX7 trick?Are you running the stock Jensen V21 horn driver? If so then ignore me you will probably smoke the horn ð
I run Atlas PD-60s. They take a lot more abuse.
) Regarding drivers, also the PD-5VH (40W). Atlas told me that it is the same as the Goff top hat driver he sold years ago. Though still a bit bright, I like them both.
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I still have a pair of PSB Stratus Gold i. They're too large to ship and I won't sell via CL. I suppose my offspring will have to deal with them.
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I cooked a large bone-in pork butt on the Weber Smokey Mountain. I've always cooked pork butts low-and-slow (225F @ 18 hrs +) but this time I cooked it. 275F for 6hrs, wrap in foil and cook for 3 hrs. It came off with a 200-210F internal temp. Wow did that come out moist! It almost pulled itself. Sides were glazed brussel sprouts and slaw. Alas, no family in attendance. We did a vchat with them though, a pale substitute. When family is present, there are no left-overs. This time, three bags of pulled pork went into the freezer.
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The following comment and photograph were posted Aug 14th in the "Winwood new Gimme Some Lovin..." thread.
Can someone please explain why there were two tube amps in this Hammond?I was curious about this too. In a recent unrelated email conversation with Bob Heil (Heil Sound), he disclosed that he has played Hammonds since he was twelve and played theater organ professionally. He also extensively modified B3s, including the installation of two preamps.
sayeth Dr. Heil:
The B3 was special. I split the matching transformer and added another B3 pre amp and swell pedal Maas Rowe string bass (never did like the 'thud' bass). This presented an actual two channel Hammond - lower manual on the Left Leslie, mid manual on the Right Leslie and the top manual was a Kinsman home organ through a JBL system.The dual preamp B3 is in other Traffic videos. There's a '71 video in which he plays a C3 that appears to be so modified.
Edit: Organ Forum thread about Steve Winwood's Custom B3 and C3
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It Lives!
Nothing special for supplying power. The only solid-state devices in a stock setup are the rectifier diodes in the Leslie power amp.Do you folks do anything special for your Hammonds' AC power, other than a solid surge protector? I pulled out an ungrounded AC cable from my stash because the power cable that was plugged into the Hammond when I rescued it looked like it was supposed to plug into somebody's living room lamp... didn't inspire a lot of confidence!For the future, you might consider a couple of things related to power. As you have noticed, the Hammond has no AC ground. An IEC connector will fit in the outlet box and a ground can be added. It also has no fuses. A fuse added to the preamp will protect the power transformer against a shorted rectifier tube or filter caps. You can read more about it here.
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I remember the store on, what was was it? Nebraska? Equipment stacked to the ceiling and barely enough room for one person to slip between the stacks.
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Gotcha beat. I chopped an A-100 and sold the two Jensen P12Ns and the AO-35 reverb amp on ebay,,, Not that you heard this from me, I would never buy an old Baldwin organ at the thrift store for $15, gut it, sell the amps and speakers and keep the tubes, that would be wrong and evil.... For the last ten years or so, I've been looking for an empty A-100 cabinet to convert it back.
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Ooh, okay, here's something I could use some advice on (though my tech doesn't seem to think it makes a huge difference one way or the other):The speaker in the leslie has a helmetâ¦â¦â¦what should we do? Replace? Recone? It`s six of one ,half dozen of another.Evreything else looks viable although a bit grungyâ¦â¦Of course the output tubes are clobbered.Not bad for being in the crypt for some lengthy timeâ¦â¦.
I'm not exactly sure what he means when he says it "has a helmet" but I assume since he was hearing a nasty buzz from that low-end speaker, I just need to know if I should replace it, or have the speaker reconed. Any thoughts there?
Positive, exciting news!Getting percussion to work,cleaning drawbars,Getting key contacts happeningâ¦â¦â¦.could be functional by weekend,barring the unforeseenâ¦Helmet? Maybe it has an aluminum dust cap.
Regarding recone of the Altec or a replacement - not knowing anything about the Altec, I'd vote for replacement with an Eminence Delta 15b. Check around. It's an oft-recommended replacement for a stock driver and is a known quantity, The performance of the Altec in the Leslie, even one in perfect condition, is an unknown. Unless it were reconed using an original kit, there is no assurance that it would sound and perform like a new Altec. Also (if that's not enough)
, the $100 cost of the 15b may be less than the cost of a recone of the Altec. You might even be able to sell the Altec basket for a few $$ to help defray costs.See if you can get the model number of the Altec. I'd be interested in running a simulation of it in the 122/147 cabinet to see how it compares to the Delta 15B.
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I've never seen one for sale either. I made this one. I did see spacers in the Leslies used by a southern rock band touring in the '70s (JBLs and Macintosh). There's not much call for such a thing these days. We have real FOH systems now.Interesting. I"ve never come across one of those spacers, even just perusing parts distributors like Tonewheel General and similar. Then again I may have just quickly passed it by. Thanks for sharing. -
...but I see they didn`t space it away from the baffle.Could be causing the noise I`m hearing.Fingers crossed.
What does that mean? Doesn"t the Altec just sit directly on the lower shelf? Is the speaker frame such that the cone extends into the baffle?
The hole for the 15" speaker in the Leslie is smaller than 15", more like 12" (IIRC). The extra material is needed to mount the cross frame holding the upper bearing for the drum. If a high-excursion driver is put in there driven with power, there will be a buzz on bass notes that varies with volume as the cone/surround strikes the the bearing mount and/or baffle. Usually a spacer of some sort is put in to provide clearance. I've never heard of it with a stock 40W amp.
Edit: and stock speaker
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Even before the Covid era, I rarely went to a theater. I view them at home and am quite happy waiting until they make it to DVD or Blu-ray. Lately, we've been binging on film noir DVDs borrowed from the local public library.
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I always loved the song and the voice, It's a nice performance too, but the organ sounds fizzy and sterile, like a clonewheel driven straight into the board with the overdrive cranked.
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VICTORY.
Then, to get it around the corner at the bottom of the stairs, we had to set the whole thing on its side, rotate it, and ease it down to its normal position, all while avoiding resting it on some copper pipe conveniently situated directly opposite the stairwell at the entry to the next room.
Cool beans. The set the whole thing on its side reminded me of part of the First Gravy video. Jackie Ivory, Gene Ludwig and Dr. Lonnie Smith talk about moving a B-3 into The Hurricane, Pittsburgh, PA. The B-3 was put on its end and hoisted up onto the bar to get to the bandstand which was, I guess, behind and level with the bar?
The clip is about 1 minute long.
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I empathize. As a saxphone player, I've done a few safaris myself. I (almost) stopped after I went to a 0.125 RPC and sold the Guardala Brecker model.... Went on a lot of mouthpiece safaris too, but settled on a Reeves 42M some 25 years ago. Never looked back, great combo. ... -
Mom put me on a piano bench at five or six. She tried teaching me herself for a while until she got frustrated because I couldn't get triplets. (Triplets? What?) Then to a piano teacher. At eleven I started saxophone in public school ('63). That was pretty much the end of piano lessons. I picked up a guitar in '67/68 (Hendrix! Doors!). Played e-bass and string bass in high school. Until about ten years ago, it has been saxophones. The piano was used to arrange but never to play in public much. In the mid-90's I rebuilt and started playing a Hammond. I still have three saxophones, five e-basses, two guitars, one chopped A-100 and a couple of Nords. The flute and clarinet were donated to a local charity that fixes up instruments and gives them to public band students. Retired by covid. I want an e-piano with a decent action for the house.
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No speakers, so a bit lighter for the move. I wonder if they are still around? Often, both amps and speakers were removed to lighten the transport for gigged A100s, though not by much. It still took four of us to lift one sans amps/speakers into the side door of a van using ROKs.
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A description of the procedure from the Hammond-Leslie FAQ - 1.9 Caveat Emptor - Buying a HammondOil it after you move it. Hope the wicks take oil. May take 4 days for the oil to do its thing. May have to direct oil parts. ..... and it may fire up perfectly.You never know.
You know how to test the organ and generator once it"s running? I"m sure Google knows. Basically systemically playing every note both manuals one drawbar at a time both B and Bb sets. Test will tell you if the generator is dropping tones or whether there are any contact or connection issues. If it"s is dropping any tones let the tech Go through it.
Pay the tech get it done right and have cheap organ in good order. Scanner might need maintenance.
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... here's a video of two guys moving a spinet up stairs using a
? I've seen the shoulder dolly in action and was impressed. I suspect an A-100 weighs less than a spinet, even with the speakers and power amps installed.[video:youtube]
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The stock 122 (6-pin) uses a DC-controlled relay to switch Leslie motors. The switching voltage needs to change from 0V to at least 35V to switch from tremolo to chorale (or vice versa, I forget which). The balanced audio rides the switching voltage.While I have your attention, I understand that the leslie slow/fast control is done by applying a DC voltage to the audio signal. How does that work?
It switches the DC, controlled by the momentary foot switch (fast/slow/stop). There is no preamp per se. It uses a transformer.Does your metal box do that? I only see a foot switch in the white box which I assume is the preamp? -
The Leslie does have a power supply. It powers the tube amp and also the 300 VDC used to power the preamps in Hammonds that need it.
The preamp in early Hammonds had a power supply that powered only the tube filaments in the preamp, 6.3 VAC. The high voltage for the organ's preamp was provided by a tone cabinet. Why did Mr. Hammond do this? Maybe to ensure that users would be tied to using a Hammond tone cabinet with the Hammond organ. I don't know. Hopefully some Hammond gurus here can pipe in can provide some history.
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That DC is provided by the Leslie to power the preamp in old Hammonds. I don't need it (and don't want it in there).
) Regarding drivers, also the PD-5VH (40W). Atlas told me that it is the same as the Goff top hat driver he sold years ago. Though still a bit bright, I like them both.
. For the last ten years or so, I've been looking for an empty A-100 cabinet to convert it back.
, the $100 cost of the 15b may be less than the cost of a recone of the Altec. You might even be able to sell the Altec basket for a few $$ to help defray costs.
Who was that man?
in The Keyboard Corner
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